Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakefield Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (S71 1NP) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgecliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Quarry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reasbeck Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
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Data Sources

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